CO129-509-8 Military Contributions- claim for relief 24-2-1928 - 15-12-1928 — Page 47

Mr

White

Mr.

Mr.

Beakelt 8

Mr. Bottomley.

Sir E. Harding.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir C. Davis.

68%

PRICTED FOR USE Partive BOLONIAL OFFICE

Sze

52802/28. H.K.

C. D.

8 OCT

10

Downing Street,

Z

October, 1928.

46

Sir,

With ref. to the letter from

Sir S. Wilson.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

(2)

this Dept. of the 12th of March, I am

Lord Lovat.

Mr. Amery.

DRAFT.

THE U.S. OF S.,

WAR OFFICE.

etc. to transmit to you, to be laid before

the Army Council, the accompanying copy

of a despatch from the Govr. of H.K.

es

together with copies of despatch/from

the O.A.G. of H.K. relative to the

Military Contribution payable by the

24th June 1926 (14661925

28th July 1928. Conf、(1)₺

28th July

1928 Conf.(2)

Copy wpanels Leas (33

Colony.

2.

purposed

The S. of S. considers that the

annual

ム

new basis of 12% on the valuat ion, while

theoximality yielding the same

made during the preceding year amount will be much

•

more convenient in that it enables the

Govt. of H.K. to know its liability a year

in advance, and also to avoid continual

disputes as to what constitutes revenue.

The amount of the contribution will

grow